Infor has announced Infor AutoConnect, a demand management solution for suppliers in the automotive industry. AutoConnect provides a single view into planning, production and shipping across the industry’s complex supply chains. AutoConnect integrates with Infor enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems such as Infor ERP LN, as well as third-party ERP systems.
The solution consolidates multiple electronic data interchanges (EDI) into a single solution, providing suppliers global visibility and communication across the entire supply chain enabling them to:
— Reduce administrative costs
— Accelerate response to supply chain variability such as customer order changes and demand shifts
— Help ensure compliance with differing import, export and other regulations across regions
— Improve global logistics visibility, delivery execution and shipping accuracy
— Ease expansion into new markets and regions through rapid addition of new up-stream and down-stream supply chain partners
“With volatile customer demands and complex global supply chains, the automotive industry puts unprecedented pressure on its suppliers,” said Wolfram Schmid, Director, Automotive Solution Management, Infor. “Infor AutoConnect helps automotive companies reduce costs to increase profitability and ensure long-term viability by providing their OEM customers with greater service, dependability and support for worldwide operations.”